6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Determined to develop a meaningful relationship with a man who's not afraid to make a commitment, the girls take a vacation at a plush health resort. With high hopes, Stacy and Melissa embark on their quest to track down The Perfect Man. But unfortunately, the men they encounter seem to wilt at the thought of anything more than "Casual Sex".
Starring: Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Stephen Shellen, Jerry Levine, Andrew Dice ClayComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Talk about looking for love in all the wrong places. Casual Sex? -- with a question mark -- takes a look at whether a gal (or in this case a couple of gals) can find real love in the arms of any old guy, or whether there's something better in waiting for the right one to come along. The film was written by Wendy Goldman and Judy Toll who adapted it for the screen form their own stage production of the same name. Geneviève Robert directs this film adaptation which is not particularly funny or meaningful. In fact, it's a rather vapid film that only scratches the surface of the real emotional centers these women seek to explore. It's more of a would-be humorous character piece and less a meaningful deep dive into the human sexual psyche. It's not crude, it's not funny, it's not much of anything, sadly, but a collection of trite scenes and stock characters with an ending that doesn't draw much of a surprise as it maneuvers the characters into a place where, finally, matters of the heart matter more than matters of the flesh, or at least find co-equal footing in their personal equilibriums.
Universal releases Casual Sex? to Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer that is not spiffy in the least but neither is it some sort of high-definition abomination. Though it is far from ideal, the picture is generally satisfying for a basic adherence to structural integrity, both in terms of the original film elements and its authoring onto Blu-ray. The picture is not scrubbed down or in any other way grossly processed. Grain is not so even and flattering as to delight videophiles, but the image holds to a generally good level of baseline cinematic texturing, capturing essential details like skin, clothes, and environments with relative ease and good firm command of the basics. Colors are generally fine, lacking the sort of brilliant vibrance and intensity found on the best catalogue releases from the 80s but there is certainly no gross fading or needless color timing and tweaking at play. Whites and blacks are largely fine. The image does show some sporadic print wear anomalies and some very light and borderline inconsequential (most of the time) compression related issues. Overall, however, this is a very serviceable presentation from Universal.
Casual Sex? arrives on Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless soundtrack. The presentation is quite good within the two channel configuration, opening with a pleasing blast of musical intensity that is well spaced and nicely detailed. The track often opens up for music and stays fairly grounded for everything else. There are some good little atmospherics around the spa where, despite the lack of proper immersion that would come with a 5.1 presentation, the listener can enjoy a basic feel for the surrounding atmosphere. Dialogue mainly drives the track (there's no gunfire or explosions or anything of the sort) and plays with good clarity and prioritization from a mostly seamless front center imaged area.
This Blu-ray release of Casual Sex? contains two supplements, both of which must be accessed in-film via the "pop-up" menu remote button.
There is no top menu screen. No DVD or digital copies are included with purchase. This release does not ship with a slipcover.
Casual Sex? doesn't even score as a casual watch. it's something of a slog. It's short, but the story doesn't go anywhere interesting, explore anything of value, or find anything profound that other movies haven't already dissected, and better. The lead is miscast, but Jackson and Clay are quite a bit of fun and, really, the only reasons to bother watching. Universal's Blu-ray delivers solid enough video and audio and a couple of extras. Skip it.
2017
2012
2010
1986
1983
2014
1993
1988
1989
2009
1985
2017
2009
1989
Collector's Edition
1983
2015
Nine to Five | Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
1980
2009
2009
2011